NUP decries non-payment of April pension

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has decried the non-payment of April pension by the Federal Government to its members across the country.

It said this had brought hardship to the pensioners, many of whom are old and are dependent on the monthly stipends for survival.

In a statement signed, its National President, Dr. A. O. Afolayan and General Secretary, Elder Actor Zal in Abuja, appealed to the outgoing Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, to release funds for the payment of the pension delay, the government grows.